We are a family of three generations who strive to make your stay as easy as possible.

We understand that when you take your vehicle off the road, you're looking for a safe spot to park; you don’t want to deal with the headaches of oversold spots, nails in tires, and tight spaces.

We strive to make your stay as painless as possible.

A&A has been around for over 40 years, a growing and thriving company that consistently works hard to meet its customers’ needs.

Our company values were passed down to us by our founder, John O’Connell Sr., who remains active in the business today. His grit, determination, and forethought laid the basis for what is today a successful, family-run company, three generations old.

A & A officially opened its doors in 1985, but its history starts almost 20 years prior, with the story of a young man, a truck, and an idea.

In 1965, John Sr. purchased a single-axle Ford dump truck for $6000 from the Ford dealer in Maplewood, New Jersey. An enterprising young man in search of a future, he had planned on using the truck to haul sand in the ongoing construction of the New Jersey Turnpike. Unfortunately, history intervened before he could get his vehicle on the road, and, like many other young men of his generation, he was drafted into the Vietnam War. In 1965, he went to Washington for his basic training, and in 1966, he began serving in the 43rd Artillery.

After returning home in 1967, he resumed pursuing his dreams and purchased three trucks: a new 1966 Mack DM-800 and two new 1967 AutoCars. His small fleet immediately sprang into action, fulfilling his original plan of hauling sand for the New Jersey Turnpike.

The trucks operated day and night, and, eventually, the unrelenting pace of working at highway speed began to take its toll on the trucks, with costly repairs becoming necessary. With three trucks to service, maintaining his fleet became too much, and John Sr. went bankrupt.

Demonstrating the ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit that would drive the later success of A&A, John Sr. kept going and picked up work as a mechanic. He supplemented this by scrapping at nighttime in nearby shore towns with his old Rambler car. The trunk ended up being too small for all of the metal he was able to find, and he realized he needed something bigger. Once again, buying a truck would take him in a new direction.

In 1975, he found a 1948 GMC rack truck that was perfect except for one thing: he couldn’t afford it. Undaunted, John Sr. negotiated a deal and, after four short days, had hauled enough scrap to pay for the truck in full. He was on the road and back in business once again.

John Sr.’s experience with maintaining his trucks, however, led him to an idea: he had seen how much it cost to replace parts, and he knew there was an opportunity there. He decided that it was time to start scrapping out trucks and selling the parts. There has been no stopping him or the company since.

In 1983, John Sr. moved with his wife Nancy and son, John Jr., to Freehold, New Jersey, where they bought their first licensed salvage yard. In 1985, they expanded their potential with the purchase of a new Mack roll-off truck and a couple of containers. This part of the business started with a CAT 944 loader with forks, a cable crane, and numerous hand trucks.

Over the years, A&A has built its way up to have the most extensive inventory of used truck parts on the East Coast, as well as the largest roll-off container Service in New Jersey.

In 2018, A&A expanded its operations to Parking and Storage and opened up a 20-acre facility in Jackson, NJ.

As of 2025, we have sold off the Truck Parts and Scrap Metal Divisions and have shifted our focus to the Parking and Storage Division.

We’re proud of our past, and we work towards a better future every single day.